MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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